WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Wood County officials don't want to take on the responsibility of property assessments.

Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget would have counties rather than municipalities conduct property assessments, Wood County Board Chairman Lance Pliml said. The Wood County Board will consider a resolution opposing the change during its monthly meeting 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the County Board Room at the Wood County Courthouse.

The budget proposal is meant to solve problems across the state with inequities in assessments, but county officials think there are better ways to fix the problems, Pliml said.

"How many different assessors do all the towns have working for them?" Pliml asked. "If this goes through, in a year, the counties would have to put all of this together, do the background checks and necessary work to take it over."

The Wisconsin Counties Association already is taking a stand against the move, said Pliml, who will take over as the new Wisconsin Counties Association president in September.

There are better ways to solve the inconsistencies, such as additional training for assessors and stricter state standards, Pliml said. Making those changes would bring everyone up to the same standards more quickly than trying to create county systems, he said.

Governors' budget proposals usually undergo changes as they move through both chambers of the state Legislature before ultimately getting the governor's signature and going into effect.

Other issues scheduled to be considered by the Wood County Board Tuesday include:

•Opposing a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources emergency rule, which modifies the DNR's definitions, procedures and criteria used by the DNR to consider the public health effects of certain industries known to emit pollutants to air, water and soil.

•Changing the policy that allows county employees to be reimbursed for mileage at a rate 3 cents above the Internal Revenue Service mileage rate.

•Authorizing the county to enter into an agreement with the city of Marshfield that would allow the county to serve as the agent for distributing $400,000 in business development funds for use in Tax Incremental District No. 5.

•Opposing the repeal of a Wisconsin Program that assists low-income property owners with replacement of failed septic systems.

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